Our story

Our founder Paul Finch was diagnosed with stage 3 nearly 4 colorectal cancer with probable secondary to lung in Jan 2014. As a result of his treatment at the Royal Marsden, he overturned a 10% chance of making it 5 years to 99% full recovery without major life changing bowel surgery with thanks to the expertise of the teams at the Royal Marsden. He has established Red Trouser Day to fund research in this very challenging and quite often taboo field. His story is often cited as an inspiration for others, in particular how it is possible to take on one of life's major challenges in the face of tremendous adversity and remain positive throughout. He had several runs of chemotherapy, 6 weeks of radiotherapy, a major lung operation and within 12 weeks of the end, despite numb feet, promptly walked up Ben Nevis in the snow with his two sons. All possible as a result of the expertise of the Royal Marsden.

Paul's mission is to create an annual fun event to raise awareness & funds to support The Royal Marsden Hospital in specific targeted research with an initial focus on:

Initial Blood Tests - We are helping the global leaders to create early detection methods. Presently it is very hard to detect colorectal cancer until it is quite advanced.

Help fund technological improvements including robotics in the operating theatre

Help kick start a fund to support anxiety and create support for patient communities.

Paris Tekkis is the lead for Colorectal surgery and research at The Marsden and it is Paris's ground breaking work that has inspired Paul and his team to raise funds for Research. Paris of course has a team which also include other leading consultants like Shanu Rasheed.Special interests:

Founders Curry Night

This event is being held at the place where the Red Trouser Day journey started - at a small and intimate Indian restaurant run as a Jazz Bar in Archway, North London. You are very welcome to join me for a fixed menu experiencing a slightly different form of curry, vegetarian options available.

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Southend on Sea Red Trouser Day Ramble

Ramble with friends along the Southend seafront from Old Leigh (by the cockle sheds) to Shoebury. Take in the sights of Southend coastline, the pier of course have a pint of prawns & cockles at Leigh on Sea.

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What your donation will fund

On 19th October 2017 it's Red Trouser Day. We need your help to raise vital funds to support life-saving research into the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with bowel cancer.

The money raised by everyone who takes part in Red Trouser Day this year will help fund specific projects aimed at early diagnostics, robotic surgery & anxiety relief. The work is being undertaken by the Clinical Research team at The Royal Marsden where the results will be published to ensure the benefits reach bowel cancer patients everywhere.

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Charity number: 1171208

Red Trouser Day Vision
A vehicle that continually raises funds for research, innovation, and the acquisition of products & services to improve bowel cancer patient outcomes.
The objects of the Red Trouser Day CIO are:
The preservation and protection of good health and relief of sickness in the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer for the public benefit by:
(a) Increasing awareness of colorectal cancer and its symptoms across the population in the UK;
(b) Funding leading diagnostic and treatment research into colorectal cancer, where there is a shortfall in other funding sources, or where pioneering research cannot be funded by other sources, and publishing the useful results of that research in order to:
(i) Increase the level of early diagnosis and early treatment;
(ii) Improve treatment outcomes
(iii) Improve the experience of patients, families and friends, reducing their anxiety, helping them feel in control with increased hope, from diagnosis, through treatment and post treatment.
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